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Not long ago, I heard the mantra “If you don’t like it go home.”
It was a very snowy day, and the county plow crews were plowing. I needed to ask the plow operator if it was possible to leave smaller glaciers at the end of the driveway. He just looked at me and said nothing, so I turned ...

IRON MOUNTAIN— The driver and passenger of an ATV were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a single-ATV crash on East Fordville Road in Breen Township around 3 a.m. EST Sunday.
The ATV, which was occupied by two males, had approached a corner at a high rate ...

MARQUETTE — Its name — The “Crusher” — says it all.
The bicycling event, which runs Friday through Sunday, gives riders an opportunity to explore Upper Peninsula gravel, two-tracks and fire roads at their own pace.
Races are of varying lengths, but probably the most grueling is ...

\HUMBOLDT, MI - Donald M. Rautio age 84, longtime Humboldt area resident, passed away on Saturday June 29, 2019 at his home.
Donald was born in Beacon, MI on June 7, 1935, son of the late Matt and Lempi (Heikkila) Rautio. He attended Champion Public Schools graduating from Champion Highschool ...

More inside: U.P. Football All-Star Game featured in today’s Sports Snapshots. Page 6B
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MARQUETTE — Negaunee was among three Upper Peninsula schools receiving donations from the 12th annual U.P. Football All-Star Game that was played in Marquette on June 29.
The Miners, ...

What a spell for sentient toys. A week after the child-crafted plaything Forky found life in “Toy Story 4” and Chucky was reborn in “Child’s Play,” the evil vintage doll of the “Conjuring” spinoff series “Annabelle” is back, too, in “Annabelle Comes Home.” Surely, a tea ...

By CHRISTIE BLECK
Journal Staff Writer
MARQUETTE — A Friday fishing adventure led off the weekend’s activities to raise funds for the new Steve Mariucci Family Beacon House, which will serve as a place for patients’ families to stay while their loved ones are receiving medical ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — One person was seriously injured and another was arrested for operating while intoxicated after a crash between a motorcycle and a sport utility vehicle occurred in Dickinson County according to the Michigan State Police Iron Mountain Post.
The accident occurred around 6:45 ...

We hope tons of people show up to some upcoming senior sports showcases on the court and field in the coming weeks.
Some of these young women and men are going to play their sport in college in the coming years but for some, it may be the final hurrah.
All deserve support from sports ...

ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming High School Alumni Association is looking for volunteers to help with the mail preparation its newsletter, The Beacon Light, at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Ishpeming High School Library.
Work will include labeling thousands of the newsletters for mailing.
Those ...

Connie Schultz
The first time I had a conversation with editor Stuart Warner, I didn’t like him much.
This was in 2001, just weeks after my five-day series had run in The Plain Dealer. Without my knowledge, Stuart had provided a thorough critique of the series to our editor-in-chief. Each ...

As our new hospital opens its doors, I want to take this opportunity to thank those who built the hospital system. We are all grateful to Lifepoint for its financial investment in the facility and our community. But a building is merely steel frame and walls, it is the people who are the heart ...

By WILLIAM GARVIN
Special to the Journal
Driving down the narrow road just outside of Ringenberg, Germany, my son and I know we are close to the spot. We stop the car, check our GPS coordinates, and consult the map. It’s hard to say, but the dirt lane to our left might take us there.
An ...

MARQUETTE — Even way up here in the Upper Peninsula, you can experience live music, food and vendors at the Way Up Music Festival hosted by Double Trouble Entertainment and the Radio Results Network.
The festival, which began Friday evening and continues today from noon to 2 a.m., takes ...

Bike Night schedule released
GWINN — The Up North Lodge in Gwinn has announced its 2019 Bike Night Tuesday schedule.
All events start at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays. The schedule by date, agency being helped and sponsor are:
≤ May 28, MI Bikers Helping Veterans, Marquette Powersports and ...

IRONWOOD — Police have released the names of the individuals involved in the traffic accident that led to the death of two young women in Ironwood Township Saturday.
According to the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office, the two women pronounced dead at the scene were 18-year-old Lauren ...

IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Two young women passed away after a single-vehicle accident on Lake Road near Powers Road in Ironwood Township Saturday, according to the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office.
When deputies were dispatched to the scene around 2:32 a.m. Saturday, they found the vehicle had ...

MARQUETTE — Twenty-one years ago Marquette became the site of a theatrical experiment. That was the year the Lake Superior Theatre Company was established.
No one knew if a live theatre company would survive its first season. It did. Today, LST has evolved into a dynamic tradition, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peggy Lipton, a star of the groundbreaking late 1960s TV show “The Mod Squad” and the 1990s show “Twin Peaks,” died of cancer Saturday. She was 72.
Lipton died surrounded by her family, her daughters, Rashida and Kidada Jones, said in a statement.
“We are ...